Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead details and staff
The document lists the Lawrence Daily Journal World staff including president and editor Dolph C. Simons Jr and publisher Bill Mater. It notes the paper is established in 1814, published daily except Sunday, with pricing by carrier and mail, and provides contact and circulation authority details.
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Bolen Simons
Dolph C. Simons JR
Vice Press
Bill Mater
Ccsecsssotstevesssee
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Lawrence, Kaw
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Paris Vietnam peace talks inch toward start this Saturday
Skepticism remains as eight months of talks could begin Saturday with a new agreement on seating that signals progress. U S officials caution against victory rhetoric, saying the move is a step toward dialogue rather than a final settlement amid ongoing war.
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Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Space transfers mark Soviet progress in Moon race
The article argues the two cosmonauts transfer is not world shaking but shows Soviets are in the lead in space exploration. It notes US rendezvous, docking, and EVA prove capability, and says the moon race remains tight requiring sensible shortcuts if the United States hopes to win.
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America
U.S
Hardin's Challenge for U S farm policy reforms
President elect Nixon taps Nebraska Chancellor Clifford Hardin as Secretary of Agriculture, signaling a move toward pragmatic policy reform. Observers note potential clashes between free market and government controls, with Hardin’s background in agricultural economics and administration shaping a cautious approach.
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U. S
Nixon
Nebraska
Clifford Hardin
Eisenhower
Farmland
Farmland Corporation
CFCA
Lawrence
Hardin
Nebraska University
Don Paarlsberg
Paarlberg
Purdue University
Nixon transition faces farm policy choices on price support and retirement plans
The article surveys how the Nixon administration must resolve farm program debates. It weighs keeping crop adjustments, potential land retirement, direct payments, and support loans, with Secretary Hardin and staff under pressure to balance old positions and new policy directions.
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Paarberg
Farm Bureau
Hardin
Nixon
Hikes Planned in Social Security and Medicare Expansion
The article outlines Lyndon Johnson’s ongoing push to enlarge Social Security and broaden Medicare, noting 24 million Social Security beneficiaries and 20 million eligible for Medicare. It discusses social changes driving demand for security, the growth of private pension plans, and the debate over federal versus private retirement funding.
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New York
Lyndon Johnson
America
United States
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Britain
Netherlands
Final score: Eisenhower budget, exams and Kansas press leaders
The item notes President Eisenhower presenting a 77 billion dollar budget with a near four million dollar cut and a nearly 70 million dollar surplus forecast. It also mentions final exams starting at KU Clyde Reed Jr becoming Kansas Press Association president and, in other era glimpses, war effort notes and local civic updates.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Clyde Reed Jr
Kansas Press Association
Newton
Boeing
Wichita
Adah
A. B. Ewing
Ida Lyons
Mildred Mast
Midwest
Blanche Chapman Ford
Lincoln
Haskell
Bible Message Prayer for Hope and Unity
A devotional prayer asks God to prevent desolation and fear among people while recognizing divine work in human striving for a better life through Jesus Christ. It emphasizes love, plans for all, and seeking wisdom to aid others.
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Jesus Christ
Nixon Questions on Dissent and Vietnam Policy
A columnist contrasts Johnson's intolerance for dissent with Nixon's early pledge to welcome criticism. The piece criticizes Henry Cabot Lodge and William Bundy as hawks likely to push a hard line in Vietnam, questioning whether Paris talks will fail and if conflict will rise under the new administration.
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Nixon
Dick Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Vietnam
Saigon
Lodge
Defense
Robert McNamara
Maxwell Taylor
Nguyen Cao Ky
United Press International
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
United
William P. Bundy
Bundy
Ambassador Lodge
Hanoi
Natonal Liberation Front
State Department
Washington
Nixon welfare panel signals mixed views on efficiency and local control
The Nixon panel urges ending penalties on families with employed fathers, and calls for federally standard welfare payments to reduce inter state differences. It notes risks to state authority and hints at a negative income tax as a future option amid conservatives’ concerns.
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New York City
Paul Bunyon
Nixon
Milton Friedman
Anti-War Group Wins Permit for Counterinaugural Tent
In Washington the government approved a large multicolored tent on a grassy triangle near Maine and Independence Avenues for counterinaugural activities. The National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam will host workshops in area churches before a Saturday parade setup, with a protest parade planned along Pennsylvania Avenue the following day. Kilimanjaro summit noted in distant archival line.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Elect Nixon
Rennie Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Maine and
Independence Avenues
15Th St
Letter to the Journal-World about police conduct
Leslie A. Powers writes that two local police officers accosted him early on Jan 16 after a phone call. He says he was detained for about 30 minutes for protesting civil rights violations and challenged with false arrest, noting the officer threatened future arrest and cited a university sticker as the only complaint.
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Leslie A. Powers
Servicemen’s List Sparks Reader Letters 1968 Christmas
Lawrence readers praised a Journal-World servicemen list as a meaningful Christmas gesture. The letter from Domann of Oskaloosa, Kansas, shares servicemen replies and defends student activism amid debates over free speech and social issues in 1960s America.
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Journal-World
Vietnam
Lawrence
Kan
Larry Winn Jr
Congress
Nixon Kissinger Exchange Reveals White House Change
Washington reports a December cabinet briefing shows Nixon plans to use his staff as information gatherers and push the cabinet to lead policy. Kissinger will provide options but not direct advice, signaling tighter NSC control and reduced White House staff influence.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Henry Kissinger
White House
Sixon
Kissinger
Vietnam
Nixon
NSC
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Grams
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